Baseball Recap: Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans vs. Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes
In what's become a running theme this season, Morristown-Hamblen West gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They put the hurt on the Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes with a sharp 13-1 victory. The win was just what Morristown-Hamblen West needed coming off of a 16-4 defeat in their prior matchup.
Paxton Seal made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Seal has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Seal was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Bryson Shepard was a standout: he scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jordan Watson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Morristown-Hamblen East's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kyle Cloninger, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Morristown-Hamblen West's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Morristown-Hamblen East, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.
Morristown-Hamblen West will have a chance to go back-to-back against Morristown-Hamblen East: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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